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Vinesh Phogat row: Hooda seeks Sports Min's intervention

Chandigarh, May 12 -- Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged immediate intervention by the Union Sports minister in the matter concerning Olympian wrest... Read More


Moody's slashes 2026 India growth forecast to 6%

New Delhi, May 12 -- Moody's Ratings on Tuesday slashed India's GDP growth forecast for year 2026 by 0.8 percentage points to 6 per cent on subdued private consumption, capital formation, and industri... Read More


State relieves 243 officials, fixes office timings

Kolkata, May 12 -- In two key decisions, the state government has ordered the immediate termination of appointments of 243 officials and has fixed office timings for government employees. Nominees of... Read More


TMC moves HC over 'post-poll violence', says 2K workers affected

Kolkata, May 12 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court alleging widespread post-poll violence across West Bengal following the declaration of Assembly election r... Read More


'Zero tolerance on crimes against women, FIR refusal unacceptable'

Kolkata, May 12 -- Agnimitra Paul, who officially took charge of the state Women and Child Development (W& CD) department of the newly formed BJP government in Bengal, on Tuesday, delivered a message ... Read More


CBI takes over investigation of Suvendu's assistant Chandranath Rath's murder case

Kolkata, May 12 -- The investigation into the murder of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath was taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday fol... Read More


Howrah civic polls on BJP govt's agenda; Last held in 2013

Kolkata, May 12 -- The newly formed BJP government in Bengal has initiated steps to conduct the long-pending elections to the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), which have not been held for nearly ei... Read More


In BJP-EC's 'chor bazaar', bigger the theft, bigger the reward: Rahul's dig at WB govt appointments

New Delhi, May 12 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe at the appointments of erstwhile chief election officer Manoj Agarwal as the new West Bengal chief secretary and Subrata Gupta... Read More


'How will country progress': SC slams litigation blocking development

New Delhi, May 12 -- The Supreme Court recently slammed the practice of filing pleas to stall developmental projects, questioning how the country will progress if such pleas are filed. "Show us even a... Read More


Himanta takes oath as Assam CM for second successive term, 4 MLAs sworn in as ministers

Guwahati, May 12 -- Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the chief minister of Assam for the second consecutive term on Tuesday. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya administered the oath of office to Sarm... Read More